Sociology Paper

Summary In her article, Charity Curley Mathews lays out the essential question, “Is it good to let kids screw up?” In Mathews article, she talks about the impact of letting kids figure things out for themselves, and having the parent(s) help with positive coaching, rather than the parent stepping in and doing it all for them. A couple of different family related authors provide input behind why it is necessary to let children fail, so they can progress and succeed next time. Parents have to provide the framework, and let their children make their own moves so they can become more stable adults in the future. Otherwise they will not be as independent and as regarded towards standard social norms within society. According to co-author Christine Koh,"If kids don't have the space to experiment and periodically make mistakes, they'll never learn how to problem solve and cope on their own," therefore, they will have a harder time picking themselves up after falling.
Concepts
There are a few underlying concepts in Chapter 6, which apply to this article by Mathews. The first concept regards social control: which are techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behaviors in any society. An example of social control would deal with the parent’s ability to coach their child on how to handle situations that they have already faced that did not go well for them previously. Informal Social Control: is how casual norms are enforced (such as smiles, laughter, raised eyebrow, ridicule, etc.) and cues in situations are applied. For example, from the article, Mathews includes dialogue between her and her preschooler whom she is trying to have learn the normal social cues of when to wear their jacket on a chilly day. The child refuses, but the article also states that “children do need to practice making decisions—and dealing with…...

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